From the Society for Scholarly Publishing SSP 2012 meeting, Mark Johnson, HighWire | Stanford University, talks about How a Hosting Platform Facilitates Access for Developing Countries
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Johnson, HighWire Free Access Developing Countries
1. How a Hosting Platform Facilitates
Access for Developing Countries
SSP: Free Access for Developing Countries
Presenter: Mark Johnson – Director, Publisher Relations
Date: June 1, 2012
15. Why make access free for developing
countries?
• Altruism / humanitarian concerns
• Public Relations (the 'halo' effect)
• Boosting Usage (monetization)
• Market development (growing international
author pools / submissions)
• Boosting Impact (assumes access = citations)
• Competition does it (the bandwagon effect)
• Boosting Visibility
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16. Publisher Quotes
• “…international outreach is part of our
association’s strategic plan. Offering free
access to developing countries is just one
aspect of the outreach program.”
• “Our society is mission‐driven, and having a
free access policy for developing economies is
just the right thing to do.”
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17. Publisher Quotes
• “We have our own program that provides free
access directly to institutions [in developing
nations] like an annual grant. They need to
reapply each year. This way, we know those
who need our content but can’t afford it can
get it and actually use it.”
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18. Publisher Quotes
• [Does free access have any impact on
submissions?]
• “There doesn’t seem to have been any change
that can be attributed to the additional access
other than we probably lost a few
subscriptions…”
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19. Thank You
For more info: mjohnson@highwire.stanford.edu
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